Animal-trap.



n; HOROVICZ &1.'& A KACZANDER.

ANIMAL TRAP. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1914.

Patented May 23, 1916.

WITNESSES. D l/VVE/VTUR fiwo HOROV/CZ dda/wlaamj JOSEPH KHCZHNDEP ATTOR/VEY p 2 :/i/ 1) a I, H MIN KHCZHNDEH THE COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH 60..WASHINGTON. D. c.

STATES man 1 nAvInHoRovIcz AND JosEPlrrKAoz ANnER, or new t auma; orHAMTRAMGK, "MICHIGAN.

YO K, N. Y.,'A1\TD Amviiw ANIMAL-rear.- I

s pecificationof Letter s li'atent. I Patented lusty 1916. V

f Application filed June 29,1'914; s ria nesmpn 7 To allwhom it mayconcern: U

Be it known that we, DAVID Ho-RovIoz and JOSEPH KACZANDER, subjects ofthe King of .Hungary, residing at 515 East Seventy-eighth street, in thecounty. and State of New York, and ARMIN KAQZA.ND.ER, a subject of theKing 'of Hungary,res1d1ng at Hamtramck, in the county of Wayne, State ofMichigan have invented certaln new and usefullmprovements in Animal-Traps of'which the following is a sp'eci'fica tion. 7

This invention relates to an improved rat I trap having a permanentopening in one 7 into the trap and tary and effective trap.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of theimprovements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying top drawings forming part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the bait hook.

Referring to the drawings, wehave there shown a trap of our improvedconstruction,

and which we have designated by the numeral 1, having its surfaces 2formed of glass. An opening 3 is provided in the front of thetrap 1 inwhich the entrance 5 is positioned, the construction of which willhereafter more fully appear. In the of the trap adjacent the rearthereof, an opening 4: is provided serving to receive a cover 6, theconstruction of which and manner of attachment to the trap 1 willhereafter more fully be described.

The trap 1 adjacent the opening has its sides 2 formed in the shape of abay and has the inner surface of its complemental rear Walls 8, 9 and 10provided with re fleeting surfaces, preferably mirrors- Transverseparallel metal bands 77, entirely encircllng the trap 1 serve to retainthe cover 6 hinged to the'bands as at ab. And provided at its other sidewith'receivers 11 adaptedto be engaged by a retainer 12 secured to theband 7 adjacent the opposite side of "the op'ening4 to lock the cover ,6in. place}. A ring 13 secured adjacent the centerofthe cover 6 andserves to receive ithe 'hook 14 of a bait container, providedwithtransverse bait retainers 15-15. We

have shown two bait retainers 15 but may provide three, four or as manyretainers as desired. 7 The entrance 5 is constructed of transverselydisposed metal bands secured to theybands 7 and which: are bentsubstanthe trap so as to provide an outwardly flarlng entrance, andhaving its inner end provided with sharpened bands so as to pretially.at right angles to the front wall of that anotherrat is in the trap,tries to enter the trap. The entrance due to its flaring mouth allowsthe rat to enter the trap, but

when the rat tries to escape from the trap the rat is impinged upon thesharpened bands of the rear of the entrance and receives a mortal wound.During the inspection of the trap, should the rat be dead, it can easilybe removed from the same through the opening 4, after the top 6 has beenswung back on its hinge. If the rat is still alive the entire trap maybe submerged in water, as the trap, due to its con-- struction, cannotments, particularly since the metal bands are galvanized.

Having now described our invention and the manner in which the same isoperated, we do not limit ourselves to the exact description and drawingdisclosed, as we reserve the right .to deviate from the same withoutdeparting from the spirit of the inbe damaged by the ele- In an animaltrap of thefcharacter described, the combination of a transparentcaslng, provided wlth. an entrance opening for the anlmal in one of ltsend 10 named end wall, metal-bands for holding the parts of the traptogether, a cover hinged to this endwall between two of said metalhands, a ring secured to the under side of said cover, means for lockingsaid cover 15 in its closed position, a hook suspended from said ring infront of said ,mirr'ors, a plurality of transversely disposed baitretainers secured to said hook, transversely trap providingWalls,-abay-Window structure forming the opposite, end wall, threemirrors securedrto said last disposed rnetal bands secured between twoof said metal strips at the front wall of the 20 an" outwardly" flaring:entrance openin'g. for the animal, and having their rear ends sharpenedto prevent escape ofithe trapped animal.

In testimony tureinthe presence of two witnesses.

DAVID HOROVICZ.

. JOSEPH KACZANDER.

Vitnesses: i

' ANTON STEINBERGER,

BEATRICE BROWN.

ARMIN KAC ZANDER.

Witnesses: VVOLF KAPLAN, r Jos. A. BLANK.

copies of this patent may' he obtained for tive ce nts each, byaddressing the Commissioner oflatenta.

wasmnma ntcx' V whereof we affix our signa- 25-

